Dubai Basketball beat Partizan to seal the ABA League crown and write a historic new chapter for Asian basketball
Abdulla Saeed Juma Al Nabooda, Founder and Chairman of Dubai Basketball, hailed the club’s ABA League triumph as a historic moment for sports in the UAE.
Dubai Basketball, the first professional club from the UAE, clinched the high-profile European league title in only their second season.
A thrilling 83-81 win over Partizan in the fourth game of the ABA League finals series earned Dubai Basketball the coveted trophy.
Friday night’s victory over Partizan in Belgrade was their third win in the best-of-five Finals series, having won the first two games (99-93 on June 4 and 86-81 on June 6) at Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai.
Partizan, one of the biggest clubs in Europe, kept their hopes alive by winning the third game of the Finals 84-70 on Wednesday.
But Dubai Basketball overcame every challenge in the fourth game in Belgrade to emerge champions.